Major requirements for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Students applying for transfer admission to selective majors must meet additional course and GPA requirements. All courses must be taken for a letter grade with no grade less than C. All major preparatory course requirements must be completed by the end of spring term before fall enrollment.

Some majors in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have additional transfer requirements:

Students applying to the Landscape Architecture major should apply to Pre-Landscape Architecture.

Students are expected to take courses comparable to the UC Davis course requirements as long as they are offered at the California Community College (CCC) they attend. When the ASSIST website indicates “no comparable course” or “not articulated,” the selective major course requirement will be waived for UC Davis admission/Transfer Admission Guarantee, but must be completed after enrolling at UC Davis. You can find CCC courses that are comparable to UC Davis courses using the ASSIST website.

TIP: Learn more about Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) credit and how the ASSIST website can help you.

To be well prepared, it is strongly recommended that students complete all lower-division coursework requirements for their major, as shown on the ASSIST website.

Preparation for specific majors

Biotechnology

Requirements in addition to general admission requirements and TAG requirements:

  • Complete the following courses and maintain a 2.50 GPA in each of the following two series:
    • Chemistry 2A/B/C
    • Mathematics 16A/B OR Mathematics 17A/B OR Mathematics 21A/B
  • Complete one of the following courses with 3.00 GPA:
    • *Biological Sciences 2A OR 2B OR 2C

Additional recommendations:

  • Biological Sciences 2A/B/C (maintain a 2.5 GPA in the series if more than one course is completed)
  • Organic Chemistry 8A/B OR Organic Chemistry 118A/B/C​

 

*Note: As of fall 2026 Biotechnology will require the complete Biological Science Series with a 2.5 series GPA.

  • • Biological Science 2A/B/C 

Managerial Economics

Requirements in addition to general admission requirements and TAG requirements:

  • Complete the following required courses and maintain a 2.00 GPA in the entire group of courses:
    • Economics 1A/B
    • Mathematics 16A/B/C or Mathematics 17A/B or Mathematics 21A/B
    • Statistics 13

Additional Recommendations:

  • Business Law (ARE 18)
  • Computer Science (e.g., PLS 21 or 32A)
  • Financial and Managerial Accounting (MGT 11A and 11B)
  • Public Speaking (CMN 1) or Interpersonal Communication Competence (CMN 3, 3V, or 3Y)

Viticulture and Enology

Requirements in addition to general admission requirements and TAG requirements:

  • Complete the following courses and maintain a 3.00 GPA in the entire group of courses:
    • General Chemistry 2A/B/C
    • Organic Chemistry 8A
    • Mathematics 16A or Mathematics 19A
    • Physics 1A/B OR Physics 7A
    • Biological Sciences 2A

Additional recommendations:

  • Maintain 3.00 GPA as you complete the following recommended courses:
    • Organic Chemistry 8B
    • Mathematics 16B
    • Plant Sciences 2

Note: MAT 016A/B/C courses are phasing out of the UCD catalog and we anticipate they will be fully terminated next AY 24-25.

Pre-Landscape Architecture

Students who wish to major in Landscape Architecture should apply to Pre-Landscape Architecture. This major has no specific major course requirements, but students who wish to apply for a Transfer Admission Guarantee in this major must have an overall 3.20 GPA. After enrolling at UC Davis, pre-landscape architecture majors will be required to submit a separate portfolio application to the Landscape Architecture department in February. Contact the Landscape Architecture Advising Office at 530-754-8628 or visit humanecology.ucdavis.edu for details about the portfolio application.

Additional Tips

Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Credit

Visit our AP or IB exam articulation charts to find out whether your scores:

  • Earn UC transferable course credit.
  • Satisfy one UC-E (English), one UC-M (math) or another requirement of the UC 7-course pattern.
  • Meet selective major requirements specific to UC.
ASSIST

Visit the ASSIST website to identify which courses at your CCC:

  • Earn UC transferable course credit.
  • Satisfy the UC-E (English), UC-M (math) and other requirements of the UC 7-course pattern.
  • Meet selective major requirements specific to UC Davis.

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